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Hyperledger part of the Linux Foundation announced the release of the latest version of enterprise blockchain Hyperledger Fabric 1.4 LTS. The LTS stands for long term support and is Fabric’s first such release. Commonly with operating systems and major software distributions particular versions are badged as LTS which means security patches are released for that version even after new versions with added features become available.
This is important in a production environment when upgrading to new versions involves a lot of work to adapt code. Particularly if developers don’t necessarily want to take advantage of new features quite yet. Hence Hyperledger is committing to release patches for Hyperledger Fabric 1.4 until 10 January 2020. By LTS standards, a year is quite short, but blockchain is a fast moving sector. Linux versions are typically supported for five years and major software frameworks for roughly two years.
One area that Hyperledger has received a little flak is the
serviceability for a production environment. Most servers store logs of key activities and the ability to interrogate these logs is critical for debugging issues. Hence Fabric 1.4 includes enhanced logging, health checks and operational metrics. The team referred to the serviceability as a “giant leap forward” in the
announcement.
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